Such communication is a crucial part of workplace culture in a competitive global marketplace, says Fran Melmed of Context Communication Consulting.

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"This rage is often a result of pent-up hostility, " said business psychologist Dr. Wilfred Calmas, who interpreted the results of the survey conducted by Concord Communication, a Marlboro, Massachusetts-based network consulting firm.

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Jeremiah Owyang, an analyst at Altimeter Group, a digital-media consulting firm, says that would close off all lines of communication.

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